Tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Tuberculosis death rate was 26 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 26 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 60 per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 58 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 59 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 60 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 57 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 60 per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 56 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 54 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 53 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 53 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 50 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 50 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 46 per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 43 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 41 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 41 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 31 per 100,000 people | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 27 per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 26 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2 per 100,000 people | 54 per 100,000 people | 60 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5 per 100,000 people | 41 per 100,000 people | 53 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4 per 100,000 people | 26 per 100,000 people | 41 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Djibouti 127 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 110 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 79 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 78 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Angola 67 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 26 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 60 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.